— The High Court was asked under the inherent jurisdiction to authorise the continuing deprivation of a child's liberty on an inappropriate hospital ward, but the judge decided that "to grant the relief sought by the Trust in this case would be to grossly pervert the application of best interests principle."
Full details available at: https://www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/An_NHS_Trust_v_ST_(Refusal_of_Deprivation_of_Liberty_Order)_(2022)_EWHC_719_(Fam)?id=160722-0828